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As a teacher, I find it absurd how much redundant labor takes place in classrooms. When I was just starting out I'd find myself making something simple - like a comprehension quiz for 'To Kill a Mockingbird' - and just swearing under my breath. What I was doing must have been done thousands of times over the years. The silo'ing of curriculum in filing cabinets and hard drives helps no one.

This is likewise true for assessment. Another HN member and I have been developing an assessment creation tool that makes use of a library of shared assessment elements. Still really early in the development process, but it takes aim at this exact issue (while, hopefully, building in some additional benefits: save time, easily generate multiple versions of the assessment for different skill levels, iterative improvement with use, etc). If it comes together, we're intending to branch into general purpose curriculum and lesson performance tools as well.